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(Aug. 4, 2015) The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee unanimously passed the Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition (VET) Act of 2015 last week that would allow veterans to use their GI Bill benefits to start small businesses.
As reported by The Hill, the bill... Read more

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(June 30, 2015) Citizen-soldiers and airmen were successful in nominating their employers for the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. Nine of the 15 winners were nominated by members of the National Guard.
The award is presented annually by Employer Support... Read more

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(June 9, 2015) NGAUS is closely watching the Senate debate this week of the fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an amendment that would give official veteran status to thousands of National Guard retirees who now fall outside the federal definition.
This... Read more

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(June 9, 2015) The Army wants to fill a new civil affairs position with officers in the reserve component and Individual Ready Reserve. The job of military government specialist requires experience in the civil affairs areas of public health and welfare, public safety, public... Read more

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(May 12, 2015) Jobless figures for post-9/11 veterans were up slightly in April, but still remained below 7 percent for the fifth month in the last six, a rare streak of good employment news for veterans. The rate last month was 6.9 percent, up slightly from 6.5 percent in March,... Read more

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(March 17, 2015) Several bills have been introduced to help veterans receive health care, find jobs and reunite with their adult children.
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced the Veterans Access to Extended Care Act Monday that would roll back... Read more

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(March 10, 2015) Legislation introduced recently in the House and Senate address issues of importance to military members, including National Guardsmen, from tax credits to business loans and Agent Orange.
- The Military Reserve Small Business Jobs Act of 2015 introduced by Sen.... Read more

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(January 6, 2014) Republicans in the House are using jobs for veterans to undermine the Affordable Care Act. They plan to introduce today, the first day of the 114th Congress, the Hire More Heroes Act which would allow employers to hire veterans but not count them as full-time... Read more

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(October 28, 2014) As committees in the House and Senate meet to find common ground between each chamber's version of the fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, the Defense Department has made its opinion known on about 90 issues, sometimes agreeing and often disagreeing... Read more

“The statutory missions of Selective Service are to be prepared to provide trained and untrained personnel to the DoD in the event of a national emergency …”
That is the first part of the Selective Service System’s mission statement, and it’s with that goal in mind that I write this blog. I’m... Read more